The ones of Hamb Andy have to be my favorites of the "Taken for the Hamb" shots. Next to that has to be the shot of Skotz in his bi=Plane and Casey in his coupe. That was the absolute cool photo following the banter between the two on the Hamb before the event. Not that there weren't some great photos but somehow a bunch that were not originally posted first on the Hamb don't have the same vibe as those that were.
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Hard to pick a "coolest" out of the total tonnage of cool pics that have been posted over the years but this one is at the apex for me. Originally posted in a blog post by @Jive-Bomber in 2014. Lil’ John Buttera – kneeling (RIP) 2) Cary Agajanian – Son of J.C. 3) Harry Hibler 4) Boyd Coddington (RIP) 5) Lou Senter – Speed Shop Legend 6) Bob Estes – City of Burbank Special 7) Don Montgomery – Legendary Author 8) Dick Pierson – Designed the Coupe 9) Bud Meyer 10) Dan Gurney 11) Bob Pierson – Builder, driver of the Coupe (RIP) 12) Tom Bryant – Previous owner & world record holder 13) Bruce Meyer 14) Robert Petersen (RIP) 15) Carroll Shelby (RIP) 16) Pete Chapouris 17) Vic Edelbrock, Jr. 18) Bobby Meeks (RIP) 19) Skip Hudson 20) Ed “Iron Man” Kretz (RIP) 21) Wally Parks (RIP) 22) Tom Sparks (RIP) 23) Skip Van Leeuwen – AMA Legend 24) Greg Sharp NHRA curator 25) Ray Brown (RIP) 26) Alex Xydias 27) Billy Gibbons 28) Don Waite 29) Gray Baskerville (RIP) 30) Jim “Jake” Jacobs (Not numbered: Jim Monaco) *Sadly, being 2014, some of the RIPs may not be up-to-date.
I mean I might be biased but... Canadian early Ford with a 409 and a tri power between the rails... does it get any better??
I'm just going to say it out loud . . . I loathe blatant self-promotion. If a photo of your car is really "the coolest picture on the HAMB" then you would not have to present it, now would you? Other HAMBers would rate it cool and present it for you. Your car is cooler than the Pierson coupe or the many other iconic hot rods? I doubt it. "Coolest picture on the HAMB" = let me show you my car, for some folks, and that is a shame (and a shade pathetic). There, hate on that if you must, but there it is.
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